And this relates to the OP how, exactly...?Galatians 2:7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter
I've read St. Augustine's works, and though he was a Catholic priest back in the 4th century, he certainly wouldn't have agreed with the fanatics of the Church calling themselves infallible, the 'only true Church', or, at that, even the best Christians.
That's what the Roman Church became after Augustine- tyrannical fanatics. You can't wash away a permanent stain with honeyed words, the RCC failed to 'deliver the kingdom', murdered people with a cross, scapegoated on it's own servants, and matched every single description of the Antichrist in Revelation.
Put a sock in it- Augustine was a predestinarian, something which Catholics abandoned and which Protestants restored.
Only to be challenged by idiots, but that's neither here nor there- the point is that the RCC is nothing more than a collection of whatever it can take to empower it's position.
Hardly, since all believers are called to join themselves to Christ's one historic Church, which is his Body, and in which the fullness of the Christian faith resides.If you accept that there are genuine Christians outside of Catholicism then isn't your point rather academic?
Hardly, since all believers are called to join themselves to Christ's one historic Church, which is his Body, and in which the fullness of the Christian faith resides.
Hardly, since all believers are called to join themselves to Christ's one historic Church, which is his Body, and in which the fullness of the Christian faith resides.
:darwinsm:... You've been laughably deluded by your preferred recently-invented, man-made non-Catholic sect(s). It is a simple and straightforward documented fact that St. Augustine was fully Catholic in every sense of the term, a bishop and scholar who believed, taught, and passionately defended the following distinctively Catholic doctrines, among others:...St. Augustine...certainly wouldn't have agreed with the fanatics of the Church calling themselves infallible, the 'only true Church', or, at that, even the best Christians...Augustine was a predestinarian, something which Catholics abandoned and which Protestants restored.
Yes, there are those who truly believe in Jesus Christ and have been properly baptized. In this way, they have been sacramentally connected to the Catholic Church, and so may in the end be saved.Are there true believers outside Catholicism?
[*]the role of good works in salvation
Every biblical text that refers to "the church" or "Christ's body," etc. is speaking about one---and only one (Mt. 16:18; 1 Tim. 3:15)---historic Church, that is, that one historic Church founded by Jesus Christ himself himself in 33 A.D., which still exists today, and which has been commonly known since the end of the 1st century as "the Catholic Church." This is a historically documented fact.Which scripture in particular?
Yes, there are those who truly believe in Jesus Christ and have been properly baptized. In this way, they have been sacramentally connected to the Catholic Church, and so may in the end be saved.
Every biblical text that refers to "the church" of "Christ's body," etc. is speaking about one---and only one (Mt. 16:18; 1 Tim. 3:15)---historic Church, that is, that one historic Church founded by Jesus Christ himself himself in 33 A.D., which still exists today, and which has been commonly known since the end of the 1st century as "the Catholic Church." This is a historically documented fact.
Yes, no doubt your preferred recently-invented, man-made non-Catholic sect has told you this. However, the biblical reality is that, while Paul specifically condemns the "works of the law" (i.e., the Mosaic Law) with respect to salvation, he also insists on the necessary role of "good works" (acts of mercy and obedience) in salvation (Rom. 2:6-11; 1 Cor. 9:23-27; 15:10; Gal. 5:6-7; Phil. 2:12-13; Heb. 5:9). Note, however, that I'm talking about ultimate salvation, not initial justification.Good works are not a consideration in attaining righteousness - scripture is explicit on this.
How exactly do you imagine this to be the case?Since you accept non-Catholic believers exist then you refute your own claims about your church.